Bedstead.



m. 815,077. PATENTBD MAR. 13, 1906. J. v. DOUGHERTYI.

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BBDSTEAD.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAR. a, 1905.

Witness I J. V. DOUGHERTY.

, BEDSTEAD.

urmonron FILED 3.8, 1905.

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wits mum PATEVNTED MAR. 13, 1906.

@ f UNIT DISTATE SI I DsT' AD- i QERTY, a citizen of the United States, residing V at Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to bedsteads and mattresses therefor, the object of the invention being to provide a cheap and simple construction of bedstead which may be readily adjusted to form a single or a double bed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a particular form of mattress which may be used upon the double bed as aspring-mattress or by folding may be used upon the'single bed either as a spring-mattress or as a stufied mattress.

In the drawin s forming a portion of this specification, an in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 isa' top plan view showing a bedstead embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of one end portion of the middle rail of the bedstead. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the mattress in its unfolded position. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the mattress in its folded positlon.

Referring now to the drawings, the present bedstead comprises a main frame including rails and 11, which are rigidly connected at their ends in parallel'relation by the end pieces 12 and 13, there being thusformed a rectangular frame, and this frame is provided with'supporting-legs 14 at its corners. In connection with this main frame there is employed a supplemental frame including a rail 15, having supportin -legs 16 and 17 at its ends, to which are a so connected end pieces. These end pieces comprise each vertically-spaced rods 18 and 19, of which the 9 upper rod is extendedbeyond the lower rod and around the rail 1 1 of the main frame and then rearwardly beneath and in close relation to the lower rod 19, the rail 11 having a depending portion 20 at each end which receives the corresponding rod 18 slidably. The rail 15 may be moved toward and away from the mam frame, and by pressing the rods 19 upwardly the portions 20 of the rail 11 may be passed between the ends of the rods 18 and omen .i

JOHANNAH v. QU HERTY, or D TROIT, MIoHIe'AiiTiix Specification of Letters Patent. 1

Application filed March 3,1905. Serial No. 248,974.

posts for vertical movement thereon.

Patented March 13, 1906..

19 to disengage the main and supplemental frames. The legs at the ends of the rails'lO and 15 are continued above the rails. to form posts 21 and 22, respectively, which posts at each end of the bedstead are 'connected'by a lazy-tongs arrangement'ofslats 23 and 24, the

slats 24,- that are'connectedatj theu'pper ends .Of the posts, being attached or pivoted directly to rings 25, that slidably engage the With this construction it will be understood that the bedstead may be adjusted as to width to form a single or a double bed.

In connection with the bedstead there is employeda mattress comprising two rectangular frames 30 and 31, connected, by means of hinges 32, at o needge. The frame 30 is provided witha spring fabric 34 at each side, whilethe frame 31 is provided with a spring fabric 35 at one, side and a stuffed tick 36 at its opposite side. The frame 30 is somewhat thicker than the frame 31, so that when the frames are in the position shown in Fig. 4 the woven fabric'of the frame 31 will be in the same plane with the woven fabric or spring fabricpfthe frame 30 for use on the double bedstead. When the two frames are folded together, they may be'disposed with either the tick of one frame or a spring'fabric of the 8 5 other frame uppermost, as may be preferred. What is claimed is I 1. A bedstead comprising a main frame 1ncluding rails and connected end pieces and supporting-legs, one of the rails having depending portions at its ends, and a supplemental frame comprising a rail, end pieces and supportin legs, the end pieces of the supplemental frame comprising verticallyspaced rods, the uppermost rod of each end 9 5 piece being slidably engaged in a depending portion of the main frame and returned therebelow beneath the lower rod.

2. A bedstead comprising a frame including rails and connected end pieces and sup- I00 porting-legs, a supplemental frame comprising a rail, end pieces and supporting-legs, the end pieces of the supplemental frame comprising spaced rods, the uppermost rod of eachend piece being slidably engaged with a 10 5 portion of the main frame and turned therebelow beneath the lower rod the said lower rod being movably engaged with the said up-. per rod to permit of detachment of one frame with respect to the other. 1 1o 3. 'A bedstead comprising a main frame ineluding rails and connected end pieces and supporting-legs, one of the rails having depending portions at its ends, and a supplemental frame comprising a rail, end pieces and supporting-legs, the end pieces of the supplemental frame comprising Vertically-spaced rods, the uppermost rod of each end piece being slidably engaged in the depending portion of the main frame and returned therebelow beneath the lower rod, and lazy-tongs connecting those portions of the legs above the rails at each end, the said tongs including members slidably-connected with said legs.

4. A bedstead comprisin a frame including rails and connected en pieces and supporting-legs, a supplemental frame comprising a rail,-end pieces and supporting-legs, the end pieces of the supplemental frame com- JOHANNAH V. DOUGHERTY.

' Witnesses:

SEWARD L. MERRIAM,

R. G. LATHROP. 

